Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17
KISSING At WORSHIP
eIgHaEs Or TIE esEEE GHscs
Searching tor "a aoss q the Lera IN
tfs 3zrssr - fhs R4sssss Priests.
10 Ehoir SHSfas fspsrs-a
sfsas 0p>sFlaastf Fof
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hzze kesa askes - wsife seasshlnE II
= a-scEiel - elzazs.iss seF tae aanissFs4Fy
sdilisa q shs IztxsKAk AszALR. Hh1<
thinkifg kaas he zasject shoala be. lhs
xseeat FscsErsaes sf Ez<sss recalled - ~
asnd the naosf Impressive religiogs serflos
szer witnessed, ssa said fAzt shall be
ny sekisef. ftse seestss szs = sasdnisht
assz oas Ease. sa1s ssss ssos ~ las
kassisa esekj church IA x4Els. 4 esA-
lnrec kassaan geaEleRaa znd bis 10 Lass
ealtsFsd siie. szt opposlts my friend si.d
myself u Cur isessiea in Rec &c "a Bsenfsls-
znes. fhs ssaslsaaa kindly iasitea us -
accompany hina aud his wifs 70 witness
the Easter mi8nieht msss. and Ne
gfztef1isy accepied tne inFllzEioa, iact
eeieA l stall ever ee ihsnkfzl for The
ehare1. Nhieh i sl.aziei oH tbs httge Rae
Dan jasf Of tns hae da f4a5esrg at
Hoa0rs, is. ike al Greek ehuFch -,
Dsiless basgt. IN ths form of . Greek cross
ana - fsFnaFks5lg beautiful e0lfce. it Is
approached 81 a series of ulaF2.s steps, and
toe eE.sxaoe Is a. the arna u lhs cysss opPo-
si.e The SANCTUARY, shisA i elevated Two
sssra a09Fe tbs body of tt1e church. The
walls e~s covered vita beautiful fresc0es
aad : scrce1 81 cgrvs.i wood called the
ic0n0st asis <rpaF2tin< the ciiDiF from the
nave Is ai0rnei wlth srtistie figures OF
Christ, tha klfgia ani the saiais. 4 rasg-
rllceot corle s!sss over the center OF the
es Ecs. ai.nlfabiy adorned with psiatlngs Of
4 by1aasias sye on gold gsoiad. A
Fieh carpet covered tae eutire fiooE. bat
thers are no seE.s o. any kind, except iss
eaaifs FssxfFes .or persoos OF distinction
ana lor ipgaisis. On this occasion the
Princess ID l.goF0aki, noFg an stic wife OF the
lsfe Cxtr, Aisxsnder III Tzs present aud oc-
eup.ed one OF tie chars.
We aTrlssa eoalf bali past eleven. Pass
ing lhrolsh the iiiuminsied garden In 'front.'
we entered tbs edllsce, and found ourselves
almost bs ~ildsfeis Win Light. for chsnae-
ISIS bearing Ing Wax Caadies, fell from
every arch and brackets projeced from al
sides, bearing each dosen lighted candles.
Tire Eunis1 Embassy. except Prince OriOH
who vas abseat from Paris, were ali present
IA iall ne:fofm.
Ata quarter . l2 the doors OF the sane
tilsry were opeaeI and four priests de
scspdsd .ae marble steps aud approached
tne tomb OF Corist. each IN turn kissing the
top, tne bottom and the ceate. of the table
upon which the wGunds OF the SAVIOR are
sapposed 10 be portraJei. After this they
knelt and kissed the floor. all the faithful
toEib was thea carried into the sanctuary
,a7ers wsre distributed among the as-ist-
ants; The priests, bearing crosses, advanced
towar1 the d3or OF the church. and fol-
iowva by the soagre gstlon. WITH the en-
bassy AZ the bead. intoaing = s0iensa chant
they Went oat iato the garden seeking for
Tia 30 ~ al the Lord.
Tire fii Uniforms. the rich toilets. the
superb l-w els sai tie dev0lioasl attitude of
a.. 49,.
ing tapsss. could not fail To make a pro-
f1uod Impression upon aay spectator. The
body o. the Lord supposed TO have
bee1 faJad. fhs pr0ce sion re entered
tho chasch and the mass began no
instFG Gsnen 81 nnsicss allowed IN this part
Of tue service. bllt the choir which was one
OF tho best ever heard. chansed tae service
With WONDERFUL effect AID the voice of the
intouiag priest was remarkably rich aud
resonant The Bible from which the Evan
eel was read was brought from the inner
sanctuary with great ceremony by The
priests. This BOOK is in Russian on parch-
merit bouni in gold. studded with precious
stones. WrCn the time for the coua muni0n
came the assistants iiTst Wax up and pass-
ing belcce the priests pertaEe OF liquid
given them By one of the priests Ia a large
spoon from q golden goo.et then drink
from & kind OF bogl Gnd finally take q bit
of bread from . golden SILVER Returning
10 their places ttev pray standing and tha
service draws - r close.
Bgs tia most rogei part OF the cerem0-
aiss took piece jast befaFs the communion,
When general expression TO bro.herly Lore
il se8. TIE priests descended and the
faishfnl, both mae Rad female, gsve each
three kisses. after waich the osculatory ser
vics extended throughout the entire con
szes1tiar. every one projecting kisses t. the
rlaht and left wherever he or she found
frisad or ocspaniance. l. was rare
cpbortuu:ts ilr the yoang man. who could
display hi. si.esi3n "a y mannef tEat no
other occasion would permit.
* vas 2 e.0ck IL the morning before
The services were over and We toOS our de-
partCre. ASToiNErTE.